Suggested donation: $15 or whatever you can afford. Food donations will be accepted as well.

Our business model is pretty simple. 100% of the costs of running the tournament are donated by the club and other sponsors, which means 100% of entry fees, donations, and raffle tickets goes to Food for Lane County.

Note that the city has allowed us a generous 'footprint' in the park for this event so we should have an amazing course.

So save the date and we'll dribble out the details on sponsorship and registration and such over the next few weeks (as in bump the post).

Suggested donation: $15 or whatever you can afford. Food donations will be accepted as well.

Our business model is pretty simple. 100% of the costs of running the tournament are donated by the club and other sponsors, which means 100% of entry fees, donations, and raffle tickets goes to Food for Lane County.

Note that the city has allowed us a generous 'footprint' in the park for this event so we should have an amazing course.

So save the date and we'll dribble out the details on sponsorship and registration and such over the next few weeks (as in bump the post).

Jim Johnson: TD
Matt Benotsch: ATD

This event was a great success last year, and Jim and the EDGC have raised thousands of dollars over the last few years through the Food Toss. That turns into several thousand meals for people in Lane County who don't know where their next meal is coming from. My family will be making our annual donation to Food For Lane County at the Food Toss again this year. Come on out and have fun, help raise the profile of disc golf in Eugene, help get a course in at Alton Baker, and most importantly help feed a kid who needs your help!

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That's a good question. We haven't made any decisions on this, but I hope that with a donation we could accomodate some casual play. But no promises, as this is a tournament and we're raising funds for charity by offering a fun experience for tournament participants. I don't think we'd want to let casual play get in the way of that. Maybe at lunch?

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Big thanks to Ryehttp://ryeon3rd.com/ for sponsoring the 2012 Food Toss! This is a sweet new restaurant and bar in Eugene featuring Historic drinks, a full menu and a cool, casual atmosphere.

In addition to sponsoring several tee signs, Rye is offering $3 micro brews to Food Toss participants after the event, with $1 of every sale going to Food For Lane County! This is huge!

All Food Toss sponsorship money goes to Food For Lane County, all entry fees, raffle proceeds, side game proceeds and other donations go to Food For Lane County! So please come out and enjoy some disc golf and support this worthy cause, and afterwards go check out one of Eugene's up and coming culinary hostpots - with historic drinks like these Pre-prohibition favorties:

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Congratulations to all the 2012 EDGC Food Toss participants, sponsors and supporters!

We raised $1923, which will provide almost 6000 meals to people in Lane County who need help. Combined with the 2012 EDGC Ice Bowl contribution this brings the EDGC total to $3951 for Food For Lane County in 2012!

Props to Jim Johnson for running the Food Toss all these years and starting this tradition of giving back to our community. When we become a contributing part of our community we help disc golf become more recognized and legitimate in the eyes of people who have no idea about the sport, and this is especially helpful in a place like Eugene where disc golf is woefully underdeveloped. We're doing good things for others and for ourselves!

Our contact at Food For Lane County told me that our efforts are definitely being noticed and more than one group has decided to run similar fundraiser athletic events - soccer tournaments, etc. on this model after seeing our success. Congratulations EDGC and thank you to everyone involved!